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This article is based on the significance of informal forms of learning in the context of lifelong learning as well as the structural educational theory following Marotzki. The authors sum up qualitative-empirical research findings on orientational changes of travel workers – young adults – while visiting and working in foreign countries to finance their journey. On this base, structural aspects of these journeys are identified, which can create an educational space: critical experiences, autot…
In the search for strategies to combat skills shortages, employees with simple tasks have often not been focused on. However, making up about 20?% of all employees, this group of workers represents an important qualification potential. It is the purpose of our paper to investigate the question whether expected or existing difficulties in filling vacancies for skilled personnel increase the training activities of firms towards employees in low-skilled jobs. Our analyses show that expected skills…
